Ventilated hat



A. SOLOMON VENTILATED HAT Filed July 21, 1923 Patented Dec. 9, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANNA SOLOMON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR O'F ONE-HALF TO FAN NY SHAPED,

' OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VENTILATED HAT.

Application fled July 21, 1923. Serial 652,951.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, ANNA SoLoMoN, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the borough of Bronx, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ventilated Hats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ventilated hats, and has for its particular object to provide a hat of very simple construction and pleasing appearance, and which is so constructed that when the user uses the hat or cap it will not 'be immediately evident that such improved hat or cap differs in any way from the ordinary unventilated hat or cap. More articularly, the invention provides a hat having ventilating openings therein and provided with a foraminated band over the openings, to which may be added a foraminated stiffening member and a sweatband provided with ventilating openings.

For this purpose, my invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described and shown in the drawings, and finally pointed .out in the" claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 shows a front view of my improved hat embodying my invention; a

Fig. 2 is a central section thereof;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of the section shown in Fig; 2.

Fig. 5 shows a modified form of ventilated hat also in accordance with my in vention; and

Fig. 6 shows a detail view thereof.

Similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the'several views.

Referring to the drawings, and more par.- ticularly to Fig. 1, the hat 10 has its crown and brim of the ordinary form and construction. with, however, ventilating openings and with the ribbon 11 made of a speg to the openings 13 excepting that the openings 15 are slightly smaller than the openings 13, so that the contour of the sweatband openings 15 will cover up the edges of the cut-out portions of the straw hat. Preferably the openings are of elongated oval shape.

Exterior of the ventilating openings in the crown of the hat there is arrangeda band of buckram or mesh, indicated by 16, and having a multiplicity of openings, and this material has a certain stiffness so as to give the exterior of the hat an even circumerential contour since, if this would not have a sufiicient stiffness, the hat-band would press into the hat openings 13 and make an untidy appearance.

This relatively stifi' buckram or mesh band 16 going all around the crown of the hat gives a suitable shape to the same and a uniform contour thereto, and as the material itself is relatively thin, it does not add in any way to the bulkiness of the hat.

The material selected is buckram or mesh, so as to provide a largenumber of ventilating openings and so that there shall be a 'free passage of air through this ribbon 16.

Exterior of this band 16 a second band 18 is provided which is made of knitted silk, cotton, or the like, and which may have enough to provide efficient ventilation.

This band 18 resembles very closely a fine grade of ribbon as heretofore used, with the exception that it has a large number of ventilating openings, so that the appearance of this ventilating ribbon looks as if an or. dinary band was applied to the hat. But here again, the multiplicity of openings ives a free ventilation from the exterior of the hat through the band 18, through the stiffening band 16, and through the ventilating openings 13 and 15. It will, therefore, be seen that with thelarge area openings in the hat, which large area openings are not materially constricted by reason of the ventilating openings of the band 16 .and those of the band 18, a free circulation of air ma take place through the outside and throug the interior of the hat. Between the openings the hat portions which are not cut openings 15 corresponding in general shape away form rigid supports 14.

In Fig. 5 another form of my improved hat is shown. In this embodiment. the crown of the hat is made of two different weaves or braids. The.11pper part of the crown, as indicated by 27, as also the brim 28, is of the usual tight braid or weave. Interposed between the upper part of the crown and the brim, the lower part of the crown, as indicated by 29, is made of a different weave, namely, anopen weave, so as to provide a large number of openings in the hat itself, which openings act as ventilating openings.

The sweat-band of the hat isprovided with a large number of closely approaching ventilating openings 30, so as to have these openings 30 provide free ventilationthrough the sweat-band and through the ventilating openings of the hat itself.

Exterior to the crown of'the hat the ventilated ribbon 31 hereinbefore described in connection with the ribbon 18 is provided; By the very large number of openings in the sweat-band, in the crown of the hat, and in the hat-band itself, a free circulation of'air from the interior of the hat to the exterior thereof, and vice versa, is obtained.

In Fig. 6 I have shown an enlarged view of the lower part of the crown, showing the ventilating openin s 32 formed by the braid or weave of t e straw itself.

The ventilating openings or perforations in the sweat-band and hat can be readily stamped out by suitable machinery.

In each of the embodiments before described, the ventilation is so obtained as not to havethe means for bringing about the circulation of air visible, to the ordinary observer.

Various forms of ventilating devices have been proposed heretofore, but these have been so formed that'they were'visibleat the exterior of the hat and, therefore, had the objection thatimmediately it could be seen that a special form of ventilated hat was being worn, which is objectionable to some 'users. In other forms of devices'proposed,

bulging portions of the ribbon orthe sweatband were provided which were disadvantageous in their use.

In my improved form, however, hoth'the ribbon and the sweat-band closely'approximate in appearance and in use the usual sweat-bands and ribbons as heretofore used, but are provided with the ventilating devices heretofore described for insuring a pro er circulation of the air.

y improved hat is of less weight than the ordinary hat; and also of less weight than some of the ventilated hats heretofbre proposed. f

I have shown various embodiments of my invention, but changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An improved hat comprising, a crown having a plurality of openings therein ar-- ranged in the sides and in the front and back of the crown, said openings being 7 large and being of a length greater than the spaces between the openings, the crown having upwardly arched upper marginal edges for the openings to reinforce the crown against crushing and compensate for the small portions of crown left between the long openings, a sweat band having a plurality of openings of substantially the same size and contour as the openings in the crown, a foraminous stiffening band exterior of the crown, and a for-aminous hat band extending, over said stiffening band at the exterior thereof.

2. An improved hat comprising, a crown having a plurality of openings therein arranged in the sides and in the front and,

back of the crown, said openings being large and being of a length greater than the spaces between the openings, the crown having upwardly arched upper marginal edges edge 'portions of the sweat band, a foramin-' ous stiffening band exterior of the crown, and a foraminous hat band extendlng over said stiffening band at the exterior thereof. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereunder.

- NA SOLOMON. 

